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Trump says he will make a 'major' announcement on Saturday about border and shutdown (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2019 OP
Changing the subject? JDC Jan 2019 #1
How much more of this monkey will the GOP tolerate? lindysalsagal Jan 2019 #2
Declare national emergency while holding a prayer rug hibbing Jan 2019 #3
You are partly correct. Guess which part. triron Jan 2019 #5
The mushroom cloud. akraven Jan 2019 #6
If Dickhead declares a national emergency, we should file a lawsuit within first 5 minutes. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #20
Caravans and prayer rugs! National emergency! The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #4
Yep! Kajun Gal Jan 2019 #15
Can't wait for the next oswaldactedalone Jan 2019 #7
Roll Call has posted Trump to allow Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #8
What??? babylonsister Jan 2019 #9
Yupper. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #11
So immigrants are too dangerous to let in... babylonsister Jan 2019 #13
You got it. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #16
My thoughts. Blue_true Jan 2019 #31
Very familiar with how the Migrant workers Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #33
"Nancy won't let me have an SOTU address, so I am going to go on live TV and throw smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #10
Reduction in Force layoffs superpatriotman Jan 2019 #12
I'm sure it will be earth shattering...yawn Docreed2003 Jan 2019 #14
Or he could simply announce Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2019 #17
Will he be on drugs?? bdamomma Jan 2019 #27
What is Trump going to do? Declare Martial Law or Disolve Congress? ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #18
Brace brace brace Recursion Jan 2019 #19
Bet he declares a "build the wall" National Emergency... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #21
Yawn Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #22
Another distraction from Putin's half-witting asshat. Hassler Jan 2019 #23
And than I will leave for Florida. slater71 Jan 2019 #24
It must be too long since he felt like people gave him attention. Joe941 Jan 2019 #25
Live from the WH?? bdamomma Jan 2019 #26
Isn't there a March Happening Dr Vegas Jan 2019 #28
Free air time to blast Democrats and the "fake" news media, mixed with fear fear fear! Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #29
National emergency for wall - government re-opening is my prediction oberliner Jan 2019 #30
I'll bet this is the SOTU speech he's been prevented from giving. Kablooie Jan 2019 #32
Lawrence O'Donnell just predicted that he's going to cave on the wall tomorrow. bullwinkle428 Jan 2019 #34
He's probably jonesing to golf. nt babylonsister Jan 2019 #36
He'll Hold Up A Prayer Rug And Scream, "The Reichstag Is On Fire!!!" ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2019 #35

lindysalsagal

(20,746 posts)
2. How much more of this monkey will the GOP tolerate?
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:09 PM
Jan 2019

He'll do 4 or 5 if these tv news moments until someone stops him...we must Impeach to save the country.

hibbing

(10,109 posts)
3. Declare national emergency while holding a prayer rug
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:10 PM
Jan 2019

Maybe followed by some footage of a mushroom cloud.

Peace

akraven

(1,975 posts)
6. The mushroom cloud.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:16 PM
Jan 2019

It's what he's wanted from way before the election. He likes to blow things up.

oswaldactedalone

(3,491 posts)
7. Can't wait for the next
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:17 PM
Jan 2019

Dem president to declare one regarding the gun death epidemic and the next one about climate change.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
11. Yupper.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:22 PM
Jan 2019

Have you been to your local Supermarket in the last couple days? As a ex Grocery guy,things are getting ugly.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
16. You got it.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:32 PM
Jan 2019

Same Rethug talking points since Eisenhower. Back then they used Stock Cars to deport Hispanics back to Mexico. The next spring thousands of Hispanics were brought in order to plant and pick produce. Delmonte and Hunts went nuts demanding cheap labor.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
31. My thoughts.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 10:14 PM
Jan 2019

Most people that stay here undocumented would go home during the short off seasons if they had some assurance that they could return for work. Americans are not going to pick vegetables and fruit and there aren't reliable, cost effective machines to do that. Also, Americans won't do a lot of hard physical labor jobs, even for higher pay.

What needs to be done is a assessment of where temporary immigrant labor can help the economy through things getting done that will go undone if Americans had to do them. Once that is done, our government should work with Central and South American countries to background check potential workers. People that pass that check should be given work visas that are renewable on every return to the USA as long as the person has not been involved in crime in the USA and home. Biometrics and other identification techniques should be used when a person first gets a work visa.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
33. Very familiar with how the Migrant workers
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 11:02 PM
Jan 2019

were abused by Farmers and Growers in and around the sixties and seventies. Here is something most probably forgot. In about the Reagan years,Mexico's economy went South in a major way. Cargill ADM and Bunge were selling Corn in Mexico cheaper than the farmers of Mexico could raise it for. Thus a major migration to the northern big Cities of Mexico and those who had work and travel visas stayed in the US.

So the cause and effect of a Agricultural Program helped create what we have today. As well as the Ageing Trend of the majority White Population and the need for cheap unskilled workers. This picture show was plain and in sight in Eourpe in the fifties. Our Politicians did not want to admit this European show was going to happen in the good old USA.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
10. "Nancy won't let me have an SOTU address, so I am going to go on live TV and throw
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:21 PM
Jan 2019

another temper tantrum and lie, rage and blame the Democrats for the government shutdown and holding the country hostage. And then I am going to get on my knees and beg for more money for the stupid fucking wall."

He's such an asshole!

superpatriotman

(6,253 posts)
12. Reduction in Force layoffs
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:24 PM
Jan 2019

He is going to shrink the government so it can be drowned in a bathtub.

The right is calling it a Trump Trap.

They’re expecting Democrats to cave first. If they do not OMB will start the process to administratively re configure the affected agencies - via RIF- thereby sending thousands of federal employees to the unemployment lines and fulfilling another right wing wet dream.

It ain’t good.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,593 posts)
17. Or he could simply announce
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:34 PM
Jan 2019

he will reopen the government, allow Turtle boy to being the vote to the Senate and blame the D's for the all inconveniences and any future trouble that arises from not having a wall. Then he's on to other things...…………..

bdamomma

(63,930 posts)
27. Will he be on drugs??
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:14 PM
Jan 2019

when he gives it? I'm not watching I will be here at DU.

Appropriate day it's a full moon a blood moon, will he turn into a werewolf??

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,811 posts)
18. What is Trump going to do? Declare Martial Law or Disolve Congress?
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:34 PM
Jan 2019

He cannot so either. That would be unconstitutional because we are a Republic, not a Monarchy.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
21. Bet he declares a "build the wall" National Emergency...
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 08:01 PM
Jan 2019

...which allows him to agree to sign the previous CR (since the wall is being built regardless) and stop people from blaming him over the shutdown.

Of course, his action will be challenged in court, and will likely lose. But then he can blame the “Obama judges” in the court system (even if SCOTUS rules against him) for preventing his efforts to Keep Us Safe. And, in the meantime, his approval ratings won’t be tanking among his base because they’re being affected by the shutdown.

Seriously, if I was Individual-1, it’s what I would do — it’s the only way I could get out of the corner I’ve painted myself into without risking calls of betrayal from the Coulters and Limbaughs of the alt-rightosphere.

Kablooie

(18,641 posts)
32. I'll bet this is the SOTU speech he's been prevented from giving.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 10:33 PM
Jan 2019

It's propaganda he was counting on so he'll get it out this way.

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